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Model specific boards => Golf mk7 => Topic started by: westwoap on 24 October 2013, 13:54
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Taking delivery on Sat of my GTD and had a question. Can you use the E-brake as a manual handbrake or does the auto hill hold always kick in.
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It always kicks in AFAIK. However, you can still bring the car to a standstill on a flat road without hill hold kicking in if you dont apply as much pressure to the brakes
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AFAIK?
So just to confirm, You cant use it as a manual handbrake
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AFAIK?
So just to confirm, You cant use it as a manual handbrake
As far as I (he) know(s)
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It's a bugger to use when you're trying to crawl through a narrow gap on an incline (getting out of my driveway).
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It's a bugger to use when you're trying to crawl through a narrow gap on an incline (getting out of my driveway).
Piece of pi55 in the DSG :whistle: :whistle:
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You can turn auto hold off, there's a button just behind the handbrake that deactivates mine.
Can't say I've had any issues with autohold though, I love it. Mine seems to disengage with only a slight blip on the throttle.
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You can turn auto hold off, there's a button just behind the handbrake that deactivates mine.
Can't say I've had any issues with autohold though, I love it. Mine seems to disengage with only a slight blip on the throttle.
It's when i'm trying to make sure I don't snag the wing mirrors on my brick gate columns (3" spare either side!) and i'm on a crawl while climbing up a 15% incline. Get below 3mph and the handbrake wants to bite on again.
As you can imagine, I don't use the drive very often.